Belagavi (Karnataka): The death of 28 blackbucks in Kittur Rani Chennamma Mini Zoo in Belagavi in a span of three days has raised concerns in Karnataka, and the authorities are awaiting the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and post-mortem reports to know the reason.

The mass death of blackbucks — an endangered species protected under the Wildlife Protection Act — has sparked outrage among wildlife conservationists and animal lovers.

The second round of post-mortem of three blackbucks will be conducted on Sunday by a team of two doctors, who arrived from Bengaluru’s Bannerghatta National Park. The doctors are also taking the samples of the food given to blackbucks for a week. They will also conduct a health check-up of 10 blackbucks, which have survived.

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